News Articles for Spare Parts Puppet Theatre

The arrival of the Australian Performing Arts Market in Perth brought radical thinking in a bid to unlock international touring potential.

This week's appointments include Breyden Lonnie, Tania Hudson, Andrew Lu, Matthew Sharples, Iain Grandage, Justin Brown, Duncan Ord, Janis Carren, Andrew Caruso, Warren Parker and Shawn Tilley.

Celebrated Australian composer and music director Iain Grandage will join Spare Parts Puppet Theatre as artistic director.

Sandy Anghie, Rikki Lea Bestall and Ian Booth will be among those to make up the state's new Creative Industries Taskforce.

The art organisation's artistic director Philip Mitchell has stepped down after more than two decades in the role.

A proliferation of empty properties in the port city has prompted industry leaders to call for action.

OPINION: The new 10 Year Vision for Arts and Culture is David Templeman's parting gift to WA's creative industries. But what does the ‘vision' need to deliver to the sector, and is it likely to be delivered?

The chronically underfunded arts sector needs the government, media and public to recognise its value and provide appropriate support.

The state government has ruled the auditorium Spare Parts Puppet Theatre leases from them is unsafe, forcing the organisation to cancel its upcoming shows.

Miss Lily's Fabulous Feather Boa is a fun family show with apt themes of isolation and extinction, says Lydia Edwards.

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is hoping to continue its 40-year legacy with the launch of its Next Generation fundraising appeal and a new corporate sponsor.

Taking inspiration from the venture capital sector to shake-up cultural funding could support the tireless work of emerging talent, and unleash creativity.

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre's broad community appeal is clear as it heads towards its 40th year in the business, with former artists and audience members regularly returning to its shows.

An analysis of Perth Festival undertaken by local firm Culture Counts has found near-universal support for the event's impact on, and importance for, Western Australia's cultural scene.

SPECIAL REPORT: An increasingly competitive funding environment has prompted several arts and cultural organisations to sharpen their focus on audience development as a means to boost sustainable income streams.

A career in puppetry was the furthest thing from Philip Mitchell's mind two decades ago, when he had his sights set on making it in the music business.

The need for more funding and resources in WA's creative sector, and changes to student loans, could be compromising the state's ability to deliver the training needed to nurture emerging talent.

Western Australian theatre group Barking Gecko has been nominated for two Helpmann Awards for its recent production of Bambert's Book of Lost Stories.

Sensorium Theatre and Spare Parts Puppet Theatre are among the major Western Australian recipients in the latest round of project grants from the Australia Council for the Arts, which were worth $11.2 million in total.

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre has hit the sweet spot in live children's entertainment, continuing to attract audiences and a wide range of funding.

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre has appointed Anna Dartnell as new Board Chair replacing Ron Jones.

The Fremantle Chamber of Commerce board has appointed Olwyn Williams as the new chief executive officer, replacing Tim Milsom who resigned in September.

MOST theatre companies have a simple approach to their business - get bums on seats.